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THE HOME MORTGAGE DISCLOSURE ACT DATABASE FOR 1997, COLLECTED BY THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD TO TRACK HOME LOANS, HOME-IMPROVEMENT LOANS AND BANK-PURCHASED LOANS

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ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS GRANTS PROGRAM DATABASE OF GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS FROM 1987 THROUGH 1997

THE IRS' TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS FILE, WHICH CONTAINS BASIC INFORMATION FROM ALL 990 FILINGS

THE NATIONAL

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